today is the birthday of Aleksandr Pushkin and Miles Davis

"Love passed, the muse appeared, the weather 

of mind got clarity newfound; 

now free, I once more weave together 

emotion, thought, and magic sound."

- Aleksandr Pushkin

26/05/1799

- Miles Davis

26/05/1926

बस यही मेरी सज़ा, मेरा नसीब भी है

बस यही मेरी सज़ा, मेरा नसीब भी है

मेरा साया ही मेरा रकीब भी है

मुझे न समझाइये इबादत के मानी

वो ही दुआ मेरी, वो ही सलीब भी है

कुछ ऐसा रिश्ता रहा दरम्यान तेरे-मेरे

तू ही दूर सब से, तू ही करीब भी है

अजीब शख्स है, जो आईने से झांकता है

पूरा वहशी सही, थोड़ा अदीब भी है

हरेक लिहाज से तू बेहतर सही मुझसे

बिना मेरे, तू थोड़ा ग़रीब भी है

what were you doing the night Osama died?

this is an interactive post, an attempt to document history from the eyes of common men and women. please do answer the question above and post it in the comments box. i'll pick the responses from the comments and make them a part of the post.

wouldn't it be fascinating to see our personal, daily histories mixing and mashing with this world changing historical event?

also, do remember to write your name and the corner of the world you are writing in from. hope to gather as many responses as possible. and please do share this page/link with your friends! :) thanks in advance.

this is my answer:

i was getting ready for office, feeling unusually high spirited for a Monday morning. (it was already Monday morning in India). i updated my status on facebook and went to the home screen to see what other friends were saying. two updates were about Osama being killed in a military operation. from across the house, i called my dad and asked him to switch on the TV, saying "Pa, Bin Laden mara gaya!" (Pa, Bin Laden is dead!). watched TV for the next half an hour, yes got late for office and congratulated every one in the team when i reached :) -adee, New Delhi, India 

so what were you doing the night Osama died?